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5 A Day: Eat 5 to 9 fruits and vegetables for better health Photo of delicious fruits and vegetables.

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There are three stages to plantains? Green, Yellow, and Black ?the different colors have different tastes and uses in cooking. Over 700 million pounds of mustard are consumed worldwide each year. Plantains are known as the ‘cooking’ bananas. The Mustard Museum is in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin. It has the world's largest collection of mustards, with over 3,500 varieties. Kale is a hardy and hearty green, and has been cultivated for over 2,000 years.

 

5 Al Día

5 A Day in Español, offering healthy recipes, great nutrition information, and advice for our Spanish speaking audience!



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Healthy recipes that promote eating 5 servings each day. And remember, five is the recommended minimum — the more the better!
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Eat plenty of different fruits and vegetables. Diets rich in fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of cancer and other chronic diseases. Fruits and vegetables provide essential vitamins and minerals, fiber, and other substances that are important for good health. Most fruits and vegetables are naturally low in fat and calories and are filling.

5 A Day for Better Health is a national program and partnership that seeks to increase the number of daily servings of fruits and vegetables Americans eat to five or more. The 5 A Day program provides easy ways to add more fruits and vegetables into your daily eating patterns.

Drawing of a fruitFruit and Vegetable of the Month
Each month a fruit and vegetable are featured with nutritional information, tips on how to prepare them and great tasting recipes.

photograph of sneakersEnergizing Tips for a Healthier Family
A great first step to a healthier family is to include 5 to 9 servings of fruit and vegetables each day. These simple changes are easier than you think and help to improve your entire family’s health.

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There are thousands of health promoting phytochemicals found in plants. Research is just beginning to understand how they work to improve health, so it’s important to eat a wide variety of colorful orange/yellow, red, green, white, and blue/purple vegetables and fruit every day. By eating vegetables and fruit from each color group, you will benefit from the unique array of phytochemicals, as well as essential vitamins, minerals, and fiber that each color group has to offer alone and in combination.

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